DYS was a straight edge hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, and part of the notorious "Boston Crew" along with contemporaries such as SSD and Negative FX. They released two LPs: Brotherhood, an album still held in high regard by fans of hardcore music, and DYS (i.e., self-titled), an album that is more a hard rock or heavy metal album than a hardcore album. In fact, "DYS" is considered by many to be (for better or worse) one of the first Hardcore Thrash albums released and features what might be punk rock's first Power Ballad. Both albums have been re-issued together on a CD by Taang! Records (titled Fire and Ice), and Brotherhood has also been reissued on CD in early 2005 by Taang! Records in its original format with the addition of the Wolfpack demo tape with Husker Du singing back-up vocals. For the drawing or cutting tool, see Straightedge. ... Hardcore punk is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... The Boston hardcore scene is an influential hardcore punk scene. ... SSD (Society-System Decontrol) was a Boston hardcore band. ... Negative FX was a hardcore band from Boston formed in 1982. ... Brotherhood was the fourth studio album by New Order, released in 1986. ... Hard rock is a form of rock and roll music which finds its closest roots in early-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock. ... Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1969 and 1974,[1] mixed blues and rock music to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised... Taang! Records is an independent record label based in San Diego, California. ...

DYS took its name from the Department of Youth Services, a Massachusetts governmental organization where deliquent youth were housed as well as the Alice Cooper song "Department of Youth." Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer and musician, whose work spans four decades. ...

Co-founder and singer Dave Smalley went on to sing for Dag Nasty, ALL and Down By Law. Co-founder and bassist Jonathan Anastas became a founding member of Slapshot, writing, recording and touring behind their debut album "Back on the Map" before leaving the music business for a career in advertising and marketing. Dave Smalley has been a lead singer with the punk rock bands DYS, Dag Nasty, ALL and Down By Law. ... Dag Nasty was a punk/hardcore band formed in 1985 by Brian Baker (guitar) of Minor Threat, Colin Sears (drums) and Roger Marbury (bass), both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, and Shawn Brown (vocals). ... ALL Promotional Photograph (Epitaph Records) ALL is a spin off punk band formed by members of The Descendents. ... Down By Law is the name for several titles in the media Down By Law is a Punk band. ... Jonathan Anastas was an early influencer and participant (recording his first record at age 15) in the American musical movement known as Hardcore punk. ... High energy band of the straight edge movement. ...

External links

• Suburban Voice Interview - DYS interview from 1993
• Taang Records site, DYS page
• DYS Page on MySpace
• DYS video of "City to City" live on YouTube